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15 Cards in this Set
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Nebuchadnezzar II
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The king of the new Babylonian empire from about 605-561 BC.
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Sargon II
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A king of Assyria from 722-705 BC.
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Abraham
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The first leader of the Israelites who according to the torah led his family to Canaan, where he became the founder of a new nation.
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Hammurabi
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The king of Babylon from about 1792 to 1750 BC.
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Moses
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The Israelite's leader who, according to the torah, led the Israelites from Egypt to Canaan.
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Why was the fertile crescant such a good place to start a civilization.
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Because there was lots of fertile soil and it was a good trading place between two rivers.
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What caused the city-states to become city-states?
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Food surpluses encouraged the growth of the cities.
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What did Babylon's central location cause?
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Babylon's central location made it the crossroads of trade.
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How did the Assyrian empire end?
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They had few friends, and Medes and Chaldens joined together to defeat it.
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Why was Hammurabi's code important?
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It helped people know was expected of them and what punishment they would receive if they disobeyed a law.
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Where and when did writing first develop?
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In Mesopotamia around 3100 BC.
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What is the importance of the Phoenician alphabet?
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It forms the basis of the alphabet used in many languages today, including English.
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Why was the Israelite religion unique in the ancient world?
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They were the first people to practice monotheism.
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What civilization lived under a code or system of laws?
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Hammurabi's Babylon.
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How did the Phonecian's spread culture around the Mediterranean world.
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They spread culture by trading.
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